Specifications

Specifications include,
but are not limited to:The University of Texas
System (also referred to herein as the
University or UT System) is thelargest system of
public higher education in Texas.In 1881, the
Texas State Legislature established the Main
University, now known as The University ofTexas
at Austin, and a medical school, now known as
The University of Texas Medical Branch
atGalveston. From these origins, The UT System
has grown to include 14 educational institutions
andemploy more than 90,000 faculty and staff
employees. Rich in heritage and tradition, the
UT Systemcurrently provides instruction to more
than 217,000 students and is a national leader
in variousresearch endeavors.UT System
encompasses a diverse community of institutions
including major research
universities,comprehensive academic
universities, upper level institutions,
comprehensive health scienceinstitutions and
specialized hospitals all of which are highly
complex organizations. The UTInstitutions and
their locations are as follows: The 8 general
academic institutions included in UT System (the
UT Academic Institutions) arelocated in the
following Texas cities: Arlington, Austin,
Brownsville (Rio Grande Valley), Dallas,Edinburg
(Rio Grande Valley), El Paso, Odessa (UT Permian
Basin), San Antonio and Tyler. The 6 health
science institutions included in UT System (the
UT Health Science Institutions) arelocated in
the following Texas cities: Dallas, Galveston,
Houston (UT Health Science Center -Houston and
UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center), San Antonio
and Tyler. Finally, UT Systems administrative
offices (UT System Administration) are located
in Austin,Texas.